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How's Your Sex Life?

Great Sex Matters When You're Trying to Conceive

By Jane Merrill

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"And as his seed sprang in her, his soul sprang towards her too, in the creative act that is far more than procreative."
– D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

The idea that good sex makes likely conception is widespread in folklore, as is the idea that a woman potentially knows very soon after intercourse if she's conceived – much sooner than could be verified by objective tests.

Most people in the medical field are completely skeptical, but consider the perspective of an expert on sexual health at the top of his profession, Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, Harvard Medical School professor and author of The Viagra Myth (Jossey-Bass, 2003). "Biologically, the whole purpose of good sex as we know it is to make the chances of pregnancy increase," he says. "We know for a fact that women do not need to have an orgasm to become pregnant. However, when a man goes for semen analysis, if he obtains a semen sample during sex, it will be far better than in the lab washroom. This indicates clearly on the man's side that men do have considerably greater amounts of fluid ejaculated when they are more aroused."

Circumstantial evidence seems to point to the idea that you are more likely to get pregnant if you feel the sex. Ask your gynecologist if the quality of sex relates to conception and you'll probably hit a steel wall, as I did initially, researching this topic. A candid doctor acquaintance of mine who has delivered thousands of babies in my town said merely, "It would be nice." In the end, doctors talked to me about everything from timing, ovular temperature and menstrual cycles to egg meets sperm in the fallopian tubes.


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Re: How's Your Sex Life? by anonymous on 07/31/2010 07:16PM

we had a boy, he will be 7 in december. we've been trying since his third birthday and no luck so far. i've done several semen analysis, some low count and non motile sperms, and when treated with hormone enhancing drugs like clomid my analysis improves. my wife says sometimes when we make love all the semen i ejaculated into her will come out. we are still trying but hope is fading

Re: How's Your Sex Life? by anonymous on 07/23/2010 01:06PM

I am 41 years old woman i am taking Puregon.. in Fertility Theraphy. i am okay and my husband also okay but only problem of me i never ovulate. Do you think it will help me or do i have any risk while i am taking this theraphy?

Re: How's Your Sex Life? by anonymous on 07/20/2010 03:40PM

from last 3 months we r trying but we dont get success can u tell us how we get success.

Re: How's Your Sex Life? by anonymous on 07/20/2010 03:20PM

Married for two years and trying to fall pregnant ever since. I had done everything i read & did whtever i can, but nothing is happening? Can someone please help as i am so frustrated all ready.!!!!!?????

Re: How's Your Sex Life? by anonymous on 06/25/2010 10:59AM

my sex life is actually great and like nay other woman i can't wait to be a mother and sometimes i ask my self it the's anything i'm doing wrong, is there a specific position i can use to help me because i have 1 huge problem, everytime we make love all the semen will ejaculated in me will come out...please help!

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